NEW YORK--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Mercer, a global consulting leader in advancing health, wealth, and
careers, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies,
Inc. (NYSE:MMC), announced today that it has acquired the business of
Sirota Consulting LLC (Sirota), a global provider of employee engagement
solutions that offers the full breadth of organizational assessments,
surveys, technology, and analytics. The acquisition builds upon Mercer’s
consulting strength and capabilities in talent management and reinforces
its commitment to employee engagement.

“With Sirota’s highly regarded
intellectual capital, global normative database, tools, and assessments,
Mercer has the ability to address current trends in the marketplace that
will benefit organizations worldwide.”

Sirota, a well-established global brand with more than 40 years of
experience, conducts surveys with more than one million employees
annually across 130 countries and 80 languages. As specialists in
organizational research, Sirota’s advisory capabilities and technologies
span all aspects of the employee experience, including engagement, team
effectiveness, leadership, and culture. Combined with sophisticated
analytics and data mining tools, Sirota’s surveys help clients get real
time insight from engagement data. Sirota then uses advanced analytics
to help HR identify where leaders, employees, strategy, and culture are
misaligned, uncovering hidden factors that drive performance and support
positive change.

“Employee engagement is one of the most important human capital issues
facing business leaders today, and the acquisition of Sirota strengthens
our consulting insights by ensuring our clients have access to leading
expertise and data-driven employee survey research programs,” said Ilya
Bonic, Mercer President, Career. “With Sirota’s highly regarded
intellectual capital, global normative database, tools, and assessments,
Mercer has the ability to address current trends in the marketplace that
will benefit organizations worldwide.”

“Our mission is to help our clients solve their business problems
through employee research,” said John Mallozzi, Chief Executive Officer
at Sirota. “Both Mercer and Sirota have the tools, technology, and
insights to help organizations execute their strategy, enhance their
talent management programs, and unlock the full potential of their
workforce.”

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

About Mercer

Mercer is a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement and
investments. Mercer helps clients around the world advance the health,
wealth and careers of their most vital asset – their people. Mercer’s
more than 20,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm
operates in over 140 countries. Mercer is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh
& McLennan Companies (NYSE:MMC), a global professional services
firm offering clients advice and solutions in the areas of risk,
strategy and people. With annual revenue of $13 billion and 60,000
colleagues worldwide, Marsh & McLennan Companies is also the parent
company of Marsh,
a leader in insurance broking and risk management; Guy
Carpenter, a leader in providing risk and reinsurance intermediary
services; and Oliver
Wyman, a leader in management consulting. For more information,
visit www.mercer.com.
Follow Mercer on Twitter @Mercer.

About Sirota

Founded in 1972, Sirota is a privately held company of survey research
and organizational performance experts focused exclusively on conducting
attitude research and driving action through effective data utilization.
Sirota is known not only for its expertise, but also for its
independence, objectivity, and ability to handle complex assignments. In
over forty years of work, Sirota has compiled a robust normative
database, leading tools and technology, and a profound understanding of
how to develop and execute successful survey research programs. By
providing innovative, forward-thinking recommendations geared toward
leveraging talent, while aligning these efforts with business strategy,
Sirota helps build a partnership-driven culture, and effective
leadership and management practices that will drive performance.